Six public schools in Jacksonville, Florida, will be renamed because they are named after Confederate leaders. The Florida Times-Union reported that the change to rename Joseph Finegan Elementary to Anchor Academy; Stonewall Jackson Elementary to Hidden Oaks Elementary School; Jefferson Davis Middle to Charger Academy; Kirby-Smith Middle to Springfield Middle …
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Hopefully he’ll be riding that horse all the way to a storage locker Photo: Eze Amos (Getty Images) It’s a testament to how deeply embedded white supremacy is in this country that simply trying to remove statues of Confederate soldiers is met with so much pushback and red tape. It …
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Read More »Florida Man Charged With Child Abuse After Throwing Infant At Police Officer in High-Speed Chase
A Florida man faces some serious felony charges after he decided to throw a 2-month-old baby at a police officer following a high-speed car chase. Thirty-six-year-old John Henry James III faces two felony counts of aggravated child abuse after he threw a 2-month-old infant at a deputy on May 26, …
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Photo: Georgi Baird (Shutterstock) I don’t have a problem with cicadas, personally. If anything, I have some sympathy for them. Imagine living underground for 17 years at a time only to emerge for a few weeks with the sole intention of getting your freak on and making some music, but …
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Nations, like individuals, tell stories in order to understand what they are, where they come from, and what they want to be. National narratives, like personal ones, are prone to sentimentality, grievance, pride, shame, self-blindness. There is never just one—they compete and constantly change. The most durable narratives are not …
Read More »Simone Biles Sets Another Impressive Record
Simone Biles continues to shine while winning her record seventh national women’s all-around gymnastics title in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday (June 6), which ties her with the most titles by any American in the event. The decorated gymnast wowed as she earned a score of 119.650, putting her nearly …
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Read More »Like a Boss, Tiffany Haddish Is Reportedly Fielding Multimillion-Dollar Offers for Her Next Memoir
In this screengrab Tiffany Haddish speaks during the Verizon Big Concert For Small Business broadcast on February 07, 2021. Photo: Getty Images for Verizon (Getty Images) Another bestselling memoir from The Last Black Unicorn? She ready! Better yet, she’s ready to get paid for her next tell-all; well before its …
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